Page Twelve THE MICHIGAN DAILY Saturday, May 21, 1977 NEED SINGLE WIN TODAY Netters cruise towards title By PAUL CA'MPBELL. Jeff Etterbeek and Jnd Shanf- ler don't look or act too mnch alike on a tennis court.E'ter- beek is slight, almost kinny. He is a precision player, dis- guising his power behind a strl- ish, smlooth facade. Shaufler, on the other hand, is power tennis personified. IHe is big and strong, an imposing presence on a tennis court. fel tries to overwhelm his opponents with a big serve and an assort- ment of shots that hare one thing in common - they're hit hard. But if their omethods are dif- ferent, the results were the same yesterday afternoon, as Etterheek a n d Shaufler I e d Michigan to the verge of win- ning it's tenih straight Big Ten tennis title. With only today's finals re- maining. Michigan has piled tip 51 points. Its nearest competitor is ndiana with 37 points. Wis- cs> sin is in third with 24, with OS' a distint f >urti at 24. 11 weser, it waould take an ex- tremet sunlikely set of circun- tan-es to dethrone the Wolver- ies. Michigan would have to luse every one of it's eight ma'ches tOdti while Indiana w,)tld tave to make a clean sweets of all five of their nutches. No other teaim has a mathe- matical chance to catch Mich- Etterbeek and Shaufler both had to conquer tough opponents to reach today's finals. At num- ber one singles, Etterbeek had to be at his best to top Mike Barr of Wisconsin 7-5, 3-6, 6-2. Both men played superbly, and after the match the Wolverine sophomore was full of praise for Barr's play. ' Shaufler had a somewhat eas- ier time at second singles, but still had to struggle in the sec- ond set to oust Kevin McNulty of Michigan State, 6-2, 7-5. Then the twA victors brought their citntrasting styles together in the doubles semifinals. They played in netir-perfect harmony, whipping M a r k Brandenburg and Mike Trautner of Minne- sota 6-3, 6-0 "Jeff and Jud played just su- per tennis out there today," said Michigan coach Brian Eisner af- ter the day's action. There was a lot more to the Michigan story besides first and second singles, however. The Wolverines won all but one of their matches yesterday and will be represented in seven of the nine championship finals today. Mark Freedman won his third consecutive straight set victory at fourth singles, besting Rob White of Wisconsin 6-1, 6-0. The freshman has only lost seven games in six sets. Another freshman, Smiling Jack Neinken, advanced to the fifth singles finals by blasting Mark Wagner of Illinois 6-4, 6-0. Neinken, seeded number two, will face fourth-seeded Mike Starke of Wisconsin. The only Michigan loss of the day came in third singles, where top-seeded Brad Holland was up- set by Pedro Gonzalez of Ohio State, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Holland came back in doubles however, teaming with Neinken to top Jim Flower and John Beck on the same scores he lost in singles. Freedman and Pllie Owens completed Michigan's sweep of their d o u b 1 e s semifinals by blasting Dee McCaffrey and Steve Carter 6-1, 6-2. And then there is the story of Scott Seeman. Competing at sixth siigles, Seeman lost in his second match on Friday. But the freshman, who came through in such a big way late in the season, fought his way through the consolation rounds. IHe reached the consolation fi- nals by beating Ron Remak 7-5, 1-6, 6-3. Few people watched the match, which was played out of sight of the bleachers and the main Varsity Courts. But tomorrow morning at 10 a.m., Seeman will face Don Mit- chell of Purdue. If he wins, he will have clinched the confer- ence title for his team. Spartans test Blue By DON MacLACHLAN It's do or die for the Michigan baseball team today when the two-time defending Big Ten champs try to make it three in a row as they host arch-rival Michigan State in their last home ap- pearance of the year. Today's contest is the first of a two-game home and home series with the fourth place Spartans (27-25 overall, 9-7 Big Ten). For the Wolverines a third successive title won't come easy. Minnesota (14-2) holds a one game edge over Michigan (13-2), and the Gophers end their season this afternoon with a twinbill at Iowa. The Hawkeyes are tied with Michigan State for fourth place in the conference. IN ORDER for the Wolverines to be undisputed champs and gain a berth in the NCAA Mideast Regional, they must sweep the Spartans this week- end and hope Iowa upends Minnesota twice. "It's always exciting when you can go through a whole season of baseball and have everything boil down to the last two games," said Michigan coach Moby Benedict. If the Gophers manage at least one win today, they would represent the Big Ten in the Mideast Regional next week. Even if they finish as co- champs with Michigan, the Gophers would go to the NCAA's because they outscored Michigan 10 -3 in a twinbill last month. If Minnesota clinches the title today, tomor- row's game in East Lansing will still be a big one. "WE'RE FIGHTING for position in the Big Ten," said Michigan State coach Dan Litwhiler. "We want to finish as high in the first division as possible." And nothing would please Litwhiler more than knocking Michigan out of the pennant picture- along with moving past Iowa in the standings. "Any team that is up there you like to knock down," Litwhiler said. "You like to be a spoiler. If you can't win the title, you'd like to spoil it for someone else." FRESHMAN southpaw Steve Howe -(8-2) duals Spartan senior Todd Hubert today, while Wolver- ine Bill Stennett (5-4) and Sherm Johnson are the probable starting hurlers on Sunday. If Michigan finishes as conference runner-up, it has a very good chance of gaining an at-large entry for the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines overall record of 30-12 is the most wins ever re- corded by a Michigan team during the regular season- THE PAST two years, the Big Ten runner-up has gone to the NCAA's and this year should be no different. The second place team will prob- ably be sent out west-to an undetermined site. Today is Bill Freehan Day at Fisher Stadium, honoring the ex-Wolverine and Detroit Tiger great. The pre-game festivities begin at 1 p.m. with Freehan receiving various awards. A testi- monial dinner honoring the ex-Bengal catcher and the 1977 Wolverines follows the game in Crisler Arena. Five Wolverines will play their last game in Fisher Stadium today. Co-captains Ted Mahan and Mark Grenkoski, along with Greg }Lane, Kevin Clinton and Steve Seyferth' make their final home appearance this afternoon-unless Michigan wins the Big Ten title and is chosen as the site for the Mideast Regional. Slew needs "horse aspirin" , BALTIMORE U)-Seattle Slaw will race on medication for the first time when he runs in the Preakness at Pimlico today. "Yes, we put him on the Bute list," trainer Billy Turner said yesterday. "I know the track is- going to be as hard as a rock. It always is down here. A very fast track stings a horse." Turner's decision to use Butazolidin, which is a sort of an aspirin for horses, means that under Maryland racing regula- tions Seattle Slaw must run on the medication in the 1 3-16 mile Preakness. Although Butazolidin also is legal for racing in Kentucky, Turner said Seattle Slew did not have it when it won the Derby. "First of all, we had so much rain down there I didn't think the track would be hard," Turner said. "I didn't think it would even be fast." Of his decision to use Bute today, Turner said: "We didn't come here to play games. This is the Preakness. There's no sense in leaving any stone unturned." Declarations to use Butazolidin also were made by the t'rainers of Cormorant, Sir Sir, Hey Jey J. P. and Iron Constitu- tion. Sir Sir also will race on the diuretic, Lasix. Post time for the nationally-televised game is 5:40 p.m. EDT, and if all nine start, the 102nd Preakness will be worth $191,000 with $138,000 to the winner. The field will be scale-weighed at 126 pounds. The ABC telecast will run from 5-6 p.m. PP Horse Jockey Prob. Odds 1. Cormorant Wright 4-1 2. Counter Pnch G. McCarron 20-1 3. Sir Sir Pineda 30-1 4. Regal Sir C. McCarron 20-1 S.Hey Hey J.P. Gilbert 30-1 6. J.O. Tobin Shoemaker 10-1 7. Iron Constitution Velasquez 10-1 8. Seattle Slew Cruguet 3-5 9. Run Dusty Run McHargue 8-1 Earvin gets hoop and prom . Some of the top high school basketball players in the country will put their talents on display this afternoon in the tenth annual Michigan Roundball Classic at the University of Detroit Memorial Building. In the 2 p.m. contest the Metro-Detroit All Stars battle the - New England All Stars-headed by All-Americans Craig Watts and Felton Seall. The big showdown comes at 4 p.m. when the Michigan All Stars tangle with the United States All Stars. Some of the top recruits in the country should be on hand for the game. Four Michigan recriuts-Mike McGee, Johnny -Johnson along with Mark and Marty Bodnar-will play for the U.S. All Stars. Other stars include Arthur Bright from Chicago, who signed a tender with Detroit, Ohio State recruit Herb Williams and All- American Oliver Lee of Deland, Florida who enrolled at Marquette -the 1977 national champions. The Michigan All-Stars are paced by Michigan State recruit Earvin Johnson. Also on the Michigan team are Jay Vincent, another Spartan signee, Kevin Smith who signed with Detroit, Ray Burdock, who inked a tender with Arizona, and Kevin Nash-a Tennessee recruit. Tickets are priced at five, four and three dollars for the dou- bleheader. In the past some players have not shown up-but one superstar will play for sure. Earvin Johnson couldn't play at 8:30 p.m.-when the game was originally scheduled for-because of his high school prom. Thus, the chairman of the classic moved the games to the afternoon-so the big drawing card would still be able to play. -DON MacLACIH.4N Major League Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE East East W L PcI. G B W L Pet. GB New York 20 14 .518 - Pittsburgh 4 11 695- - Boston 18 15 .545 1 t Chicago 21 12 636 2 Bsaltimore- 17 14.5458 Itt. 5t. Louts 21 13 .61 3 Mlwaukee 20 18 5n s62 Philadelptia. 53713500 6' Detroit 15 20 A28 51 New York 14 21. 400 10 Toronto 15 22 .405 6 Montreal 13 20 .393 10 Cleveland 12 21 .368 71j west west Los Angeles 29 9 .757 - inesota 14 1 .117 .- Cinsinnati 16 19 .441 111 Chicago 25 13 .tn29-1)5% Houston 1t 21 .417 121: Texas 18 14 .563 4 san Diego It 24 .385 14 Kansas City 18 18 .500 Vi San Francisco 13 22 .371 14 Oakland 17 419 .4217 Atlanta 13 24 .351 15 California 13 10 .459 71!. Seattle 14 27 .341 12. Yesterday's Games Ysterday's Games San Diego 12, Montreal 4 Kansas City 4, Clevelad o Cincinnati 1, New Toek '2 Detroit 7, Chicago 4 Los Angeles 6, Pittsburgh 1 Milwaukee 15, Boston 7 Houston 5, Philadelphia 2 Today's Games Today's Games Baltimore (Grimsley 4-2) at New San Francisco (Montefusco 2-6) at York (Torrez 5-2). St. Louis (Denny 4-0). Milwaukee (Hans 3-2) at Boston New York (swan 1-4) at Cincin- (Stanley 3-0). nati (Zachry 2-5). Seattle (Abbott 1-4) at Oakland Los Angeles (John 3-2) at Pitts- (Ellis 1-4). burgh (Hooker 4-1). Detroit (Arroyo 2-?) at Chicago san Diego (Shirley 2-5) at Hon- (Barrios 3-2). treal (warthen 1-1). Cleveland (Garland 1-5) at Kan- Chicago (Krukow 3-?) at Atlanta sas City (Bird 2-0). (Niekro 1-7). Women' advance Special To The Daily Barb Selden and Kathy Kar- zen made it through the first two rounds of singles action in the AIAW Midwest Regional tennis tournament yesterday in Columbus, Ohio. The duo also combined to win : its opening doubles match. IN TEAM standings Michi- gan is tied with Central Michi- gan with 20 points, good enough for fourth place. Ohio State, Northwestern, and Wisconsin are all tied for first. "I am pleased in some re- spects," said Michigan coach John Atwood, "but we could have done better." Atwood predicts Big Ten champ Ohio State will event- ually win it all.